Pachnistis craniota

Pachnistis craniota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Pachnistis
Species: P. craniota
Binomial name
Pachnistis craniota
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera craniota Meyrick, 1913
  • Lecithocera propitia Meyrick, 1913
  • Pachnistis consors Meyrick, 1921

Pachnistis craniota is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 12-14 mm. The forewings are bronzy-grey or dark purplish-fuscous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[3]

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